Sermon Text: Isaiah 55:1-9
God, our Provider, help us to trust in You completely.
We are so easily deceived by marketing hype that wants us to believe that we truly need things that are unnecessary and often harmful for our well-being, as well as the well-being of our communities and your creation.
But these forms of hype just build on our prior inclination for self-deception. We want what we want and we are willing to rationalize our desires. We are covetous and grasping. We acquire more and more because we are spiritually impoverished and will use anything to fill the hollow within us.
In spite of our need and in spite of your generous invitation and many gifts, we settle for junk and junk food, instead of receiving true sustenance from You. We toil endlessly for trash and trinkets, enslaving ourselves to what is ultimately meaningless.
Enable us to release our grasp on that which could never free or sustain us. Enable us to trust You fully and receive your life-giving gifts with joyful thanksgiving that turns to neighbors and enemies with glad generosity.
We know You are our only source. Help us trust You daily. Amen.
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